Match Day Thread Leicester City vs Swansea City

Leicester City v. Swansea City

Premier League
Saturday, 27 August 2016
Kick off: 15:00
Venue: King Power Stadium

Following yesterday's disappointing defeat at home to Hull City, Swansea's next Premier League fixture sees them visit the home of reigning Champions, Leicester City.

After having secured a deserved 0-1 away win at Burnley in the season's opener, the Swans were expected to beat Hull, despite the Tigers having shocked Leicester the previous weekend. However, Mike Phelan and his team of "party poopers" didn't follow the script and ran out 0-2 winners, with the Swans poor in the final third.

Meantime, Leicester drew 0-0 with an Arsenal side still smarting from a 3-4 home defeat to Liverpool. So two matches into their title defence sees the Foxes with only one point out of six, something they will be hoping to improve on against the Swans.

The Swans have played the Foxes on 35 occasions, winning 10 and drawing 8.

Last season, Leicester secured the double over the Swans, running out 0-3 winners at the Liberty Stadium with Rihad Mahrez getting a hat-trick and sending the Foxes top of the League

and they went one better in scoring 4 without reply at the King Moat.

As for next Saturday, my heart says that the Swans will improve on yesterday's performance and grind out a 1-1 draw, but my heart says that Leicester will secure their first win of the season, with a 3-1 home victory.

 

Leicester v Arsenal was a tremendous game yesterday, although it ended in a 0-0 draw! If Leicester play in the same manner, it will be another defeat for us.

 

My first away game this season so I'm expecting great things , Baston to pop up with a brace and the rat catcher Vardy sent of for being , well ugly but dissent will do .

 

Baston probably out injured for 3 to 4 weeks.

 

Seriously?

So he won't be up and running until the end of October, mid November

 

He was sitting not too far from me on Saturday - looks a "lean machine". God knows what he must be thinking after seeing that performance......

 

According to Match of the Day on Saturday

 

With no official announcement from the Club I'd hedge my bets atm .

 

I think Guidolin said that Baston had pulled a thigh muscle in training. Why do you think he wasn't on the bench on Saturday?

 

This is definitely 'must win' for us.

 

Better show him some tapes of Cardff quickly

 

We need the points more than you

 

We'll fight you for 'em

 

I hope we show more fight than last Saturday

 

We rolled over for the same team. I wouldn't worry about us too much

 

I'm not, I'm worried about our lot

 

I think Baston is out until after the international break so maybe the Chelsea game

 

The Fox's should win this with no trouble....

 

Good job your hardly ever right about anything...................

 

When was the last time we scored against Leicester?
From memory, the goal tally in the last three games is 9-0 in their favour.